Swimming at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's 200 metre freestyle

Women's 200 metre freestyle
at the Commonwealth Games
VenueManchester Aquatics Centre
Dates30 July 2002
Competitors23 from 14 nations
Winning time1:59.69
Medalists
gold medal    England
silver medal    England
bronze medal    Australia
bronze medal    Australia
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The Women's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 30 July at the Manchester Aquatics Centre.

Records

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Prior to this competition, the existing records were as follows:

World record  Franziska van Almsick (GER) 1:56.78 Rome, Italy 6 September 1994 [1]
Commonwealth record
Games record

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
30 July Final Karen Pickering  England 1:59.69 GR

Results

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Heats

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The 8 fastest swimmers in the heats qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 5 Karen Pickering  England 2:00.89 Q
2 1 5 Petria Thomas  Australia 2:01.08 Q
3 3 3 Jessica Deglau  Canada 2:01.13 Q
4 2 5 Karen Legg  England 2:01.18 Q
5 3 4 Elka Graham  Australia 2:01.23 Q
6 1 4 Helene Muller  South Africa 2:01.68 Q
7 1 6 Jennifer Button  Canada 2:01.71 Q
8 2 4 Giaan Rooney  Australia 2:01.73 Q
9 2 6 Janelle Atkinson  Jamaica 2:02.18
10 1 3 Sophie Simard  Canada 2:02.62
11 3 2 Karen Nisbet  Scotland 2:02.76
12 2 3 Mandy Leach  Zimbabwe 2:03.51
13 3 6 Janine Belton  England 2:03.65
14 2 2 Bethan Francis Coole  Wales 2:04.37
15 2 7 Mackenzie Howe  Wales 2:05.53
16 1 2 Catrin Davies  Wales 2:05.73
17 3 7 Melissa Ingram  New Zealand 2:07.04
18 1 7 Christel Bouvron  Singapore 2:08.35
19 3 1 Angela Chuck  Jamaica 2:09.20
20 2 1 Kaitlyn Elphinstone  Cayman Islands 2:11.97
21 3 8 Anna-Liza Mopio-Jane  Papua New Guinea 2:12.75
22 2 8 Roberta Callus  Malta 2:14.25
23 1 1 Elaine Reyes  Gibraltar 2:18.26

Final

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The final was held on 30 July at 19:00.[1]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 Karen Pickering  England 1:59.69 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 Karen Legg  England 1:59.86
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2 Elka Graham  Australia 2:00.07
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Petria Thomas  Australia 2:00.07
5 7 Helene Muller  South Africa 2:00.77
6 3 Jessica Deglau  Canada 2:00.85
7 8 Giaan Rooney  Australia 2:01.03
8 1 Jennifer Button  Canada 2:03.69

References

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  1. ^ a b "Final Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Heats Results". m2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.